No Child Hearsay Exception in NJ DCP&P Guardianship Cases
The New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, recently ruled in a case of first impression that the Division of Child Protection and Permanency (“DCP&P”) may not rely solely on uncorroborated hearsay testimony from children when parental rights are at stake. In DCP&P v. T.U.B. and J.E.C., A-2565-15 (May 22, 2017), the court held that Title […]
read full articleNJ Supreme Court Affirms Finding of Abuse and Neglect Against Man Who Did Not Stop Mother’s Beating
The New Jersey Supreme Court recently affirmed a trial court and Appellate Division conclusion that a man was negligent for not stopping his live-in girlfriend from beating her seven-year-old daughter. In New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency v. J.L.G (A-80-15) (May 17, 2017), the New Jersey Supreme Court held that the defendant was […]
read full articleChildren Reportedly Went Missing During Supervised Visitation in Newark
Two children who reportedly went missing during a supervised visit with their father in Newark NJ were found safe in Boston, Massachusetts. The two kids were having a supervised visit with their dad at the New Jersey Superior Court, Family Part in the Wilentz Justice Complex located on Washington Street in Newark, New Jersey. According […]
read full articleNew Jersey Mother Allegedly Leaves Baby at Clifton Library
A mother who allegedly left her baby unattended at the Piaget Avenue Library in Clifton, New Jersey was charged with endangering the welfare of a child and child abandonment. According to Detective Lt. Robert Bracken of the Clifton Police Department, the mother “placed the child down in the lobby with a bag of belongings and […]
read full articleMother’s Marijuana Use Is Not Child Abuse or Neglect in New Jersey
In a recent unpublished decision, the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division held that the occasional use of marijuana by a parent does not automatically equate with child abuse and neglect under Title 9. There was evidence in this case that the mother used marijuana while she was pregnant in order to help her deal […]
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